Echo #05 31 августа 1998

Игры

Game Project - War in Space - a new strategy game.

              Game Project


(C) Dragon


           - = WAR IN SPACE = -


               23.04.2057g.


   Begun to study the object
"The Sphinx" by the radiator Jones.
Indications show a sharp jump
density of rocks at a depth of two meters.
There is an assumption about an artificial origin of the 
structures. 


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   Made excavations have confirmed the first assumption - the 
object of artificial origin, has a metal surface. Attempts to 
separate the fragment of the surface for laboratory studies 
failed: diamond drills and stallitovye wheels do not leave her 
no tsapapiny and power of the laser cutter is sufficient only 
to heat up 30'S. Requested Ground delivery cutter more power and

thallium explosives.


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   In anticipation of the cargo ship continue
excavations.


               28.04.2057g.


   Made excavations have shown that
object is nothing like a ship of unknown civilization (about 
saying nozzles found at raskopkan bottom of the object, it 
seems civilization was close to our way to the development of 
technology). We will try to get inside. My God, what do we 
waiting inside? 


               29.04.2057g.


   Today is a historic day, apparently found the entrance to 
the ship. Preparing group for research.



                  . . .


   Returned from the ship. Great disappointment. External 
equipment virtually damaged, but everything inside burned, 
probably from overloading. For this reason, the equipment does 
not represent any value. Tomorrow continue to investigate the 
ship, include a group of several linguists.



               30.04.2057g.


   Today was more fortunate in the motor
compartment of the equipment has suffered less, and
there will be much work for the engineers of motor systems (in 
our expedition such specialists are not available). In 
addition, in the hall, which, apparently, is the control center 
(This conclusion can be made of the number of devices in

therein) have been detected, it is not surprising
several laser discs used
for storing information in computer
systems of the late twentieth century. They, along with
photographs and other research data,
transmitted to the next supply ship.

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  Continued diary chief of the expedition is of no interest 
because basic research facility "Sphinx"

was carried out technical staff. Much
more interesting content
disks delivered to Earth over time. The information contained 
in them as text files, as it is strange

in Russian. Below are excerpts
from this "message".
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  Welcome, distant descendants. To You
call us - Browse the "Union." We want
warn you against negligence, which
was our misfortune.

   These events started back in the twentieth
century, when astronomers discovered a large
asteroid bound for the solar system. At first no one noticed it 
discovery of special attention. The asteroid was satellite of 
the Sun, but with the ever-changing orbit. But because he never 
did not approach closer to Earth asteroid belt forgot about it. 
And when the young scientist A. Sergeev, decades later, has 
published calculations that showed the danger from the 
asteroid, he not believed, and even ridiculed him

theory. But Sergeyev not retreat, and gathered
a group of like-minded, and disappeared from the horizon of 
science. 

   On the young scientist recalled a few years later, when a 
giant tidal waves caused by the attraction of the moon and the 
asteroid suddenly nearer because of Mars, washed several ports 
and coastal cities. Earth's population began to worry not

seriously and demanded that their governments understand the 
causes of the disaster. 

   A week after this event all
World newspaper printed the sensational findings Sergeyev: 
Earth was no more than 50 years prior to the collision with an 
asteroid, an alien, and three catastrophes like the previous 
one. Population Earth was shocked. But began

panic quelled all the same-Sergeev. He announced that the 
evacuation plan ready to Earth the only problem in the union of 
humanity. At his suggestion, was created Committee Evacuation 
of Earth, which combines all the forces of the planet in the 
face of death threat. Less than a year of joint work

the best minds of humanity was a prototype hyper-wave motor and 
began construction of the fleet. Dozens, hundreds of thousands

silvery spikes shot up into the sky.
Each ship was designed for 10,000 persons, had a closed-loop 
life support, air regeneration, greenhouses provided to 
refugees rather high standard of living. Classrooms, libraries, 
laboratories - all this allowed people to keep knowledge of the 
Earth and even perhaps make new discoveries. Outbound hyper

Call and laser communication makes this
caravan together.

   Finally came the day of launch. On a team with "leader" ship 
which housed the KEP, ships began to rise and away from Earth. 
Two weeks of surface The earth trembled from the shock of flame 
soaring motor vehicles. The latter, as Captain dying ship left 
Earth "Leader".


   Thus began the Great Migrations. All
went as planned and was, until
asteroid encounter with Earth. When an asteroid crashed on the 
planet, he does not hit the surface, and were heated from flight

atmosphere, exploded, fiery rain poured on an already burned by 
radiation blast surface of the once blue planet. Burning 
forests, cities, even the earth was burning. Through few 
minutes the whole planet was shrouded thick blanket of dust and 
smoke. In this hell it was almost impossible to survive. But not

all the energy has fallen to Earth. Part of her
darted into space, and the only ship
who did not manage to leave the area of
radiation was the "leader". When the wave of the radiation fell 
on him, he beamed as supernova, and a moment later disappeared.


   In vain the caravan sent scouts
by combing the sector in which the tragedy occurred, nor any 
traces, neither ship or crew was found.


   Finally, stopping the fruitless searches
Fleet moved on, but once having
problemma, because the plan involved the destruction of the 
earth and the change in connection with the orbits of the 
entire solar system, and hence continued colonization of the 
Moon, Mars and Venus could be in jeopardy, but now, when the 
fate of the solar system became clear, before the fleet faced a 
dilemma: stay or go. 

   Many ships would continue flying
to the stars, but many more wished
remain, resulting in nearly broke
armed conflict, as in ancient times
on Earth, but reason prevailed over emotion
and navy, though not without some friction,
divided into two unequal parts. Those who
decided to leave the solar system has been arranged a ceremony 
of farewell and ours, "Union" became a minority, assured that 
if we had not returned, we always will be like brothers.


   Ships again set out. Finally, when the border was reached 
beyond which it became possible to use girervolnovogo engine 
(inside the planetary systems using it, due to interference, 
threatened with annihilation, with a probability of 95%) 
synchronously, so as not to lost in soprostranstve, ships made 
the leap. 

   Because of our scientists did not set the Soyuz out of a 
soprostranstva and also in a totally unknown place

(It showed an attempt to orientation of the spacecraft
star).

   System, where we drifted, had a star
like the Sun, but had a slightly higher
background of ultra-violet radiation. Unfortunately nothing 
more we were able to learn about this system, since the ship 
came in wide asteroid field and has received strong

damage. We are preparing for landing on
near the planet and send a probe to this
message in the hope that someday you'll learn about our fate.

                                 Goodbye!

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  So, you know the sad story of the Soyuz and its crew. And as 
you were led to a on-site commander of the crew? This 
opportunity will provide you, our expectant to release the game 
"WAR IN SPACE". This is a great strategy game, though not yet 
fully decided what it will be: or step by step, then it will 
have the opportunity simultaneous game several players, or

real-time strategy. The script itself
allows a wide choice of development, construction, and warfare 
on planets around them, and in deep space research into new 
star systems and even possible meeting with the absolutely 
alien civilizations of mankind, his way development.